NSW carjacker foiled by woman, 74, nabbed

A man who was allegedly fended off by a 74-year-old woman as he tried to carjack her vehicle in a NSW car park has been charged.

The woman had got into her car at the Queanbeyan shopping centre on Tuesday evening when the man demanded her keys but she managed to shut her door. He then got into the front passenger seat but the woman shoved him out of the car.

Police arrested a 29-year-old man at Queanbeyan on Wednesday afternoon after receiving information from the public. He's been charged and will face Queanbeyan Local Court on Thursday.